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Nov. 2, 2011, 12:01 a.m. EDT
Occupy Wall Street is 99% dead
Commentary: The media, once curious, have moved on
By Jon Friedman, MarketWatch
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Here’s how the media are viewing the once-hottest news story: Occupy Wall Street is 99% dead.
In the first phase of Occupy Wall Street, journalists were dazzled by the spirit and the anger of the participants. For a brief, flickering moment, the idea of rallying as an economically aggrieved 99% of the population had terrific potential.
Reporters trekked to Zuccotti Park to observe the latest link in the chain, advancing from the anti–Vietnam War protests of the ’60s and ’70s to the anti-nuclear-power demonstrations that followed them.
Now we’re seeing the lamentable second wave of the Occupy Wall Street story. The spirit has been muffled by people who want to cash in on the popularity of Occupy Wall Street and exploit the participants’ idealism.
Sure, the crowds of supporters and sympathizers will continue to gather at Zuccotti Park in lower Manhattan, the starting point for what became a global movement. And, yes, similar groups will congregate elsewhere around the world. You can be sure that this news story will rank prominently in those year-end retrospective pieces.
I wrote in this space a few weeks ago that Occupy Wall Street would become corrupted by big business, which would exploit the popularity of the movement to sell blue jeans, T-shirts and beer. I wasn’t far off.
We’ve heard rumblings that MTV’s “Real World“ is scouting people between the ages of 20 and 24 for a series with an Occupy Wall Street theme.
In another sign that Occupy Wall Street is ripe for exploitation, there is actually a website called Hot Chicks of Occupy Wall Street .
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We now cover Occupy Wall Street the way we handle the daily weather report, traffic and rail reports — dispassionately, briefly and by rote. For the media, the excitement has gone out of the story.
MEDIA WEB QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you think Occupy Wall Street’s moment in the sun has passed or am I being shortsighted?
Full story: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/occupy-wall-street-is-99-dead-2011-11-02?link=home_carousel
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